How to set up an automatic WATERING system (cheaply!) // Self Timer Drip & Sprinkler // Gardening

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In this video I'll show you exactly how to set up an easy automatic watering sprinkler system (which can be used as a drip irrigation system) for the garden, with affordable parts you can find at your local Bunnings or hardware store (plus links to everything you need!)

If you want to make it as easy as possible, I've got a full online shopping list for all the items you need to buy to make a DIY sprinkler system for your plants here: https://amzn.to/3X0NUZZ . As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Alternatively, if you want to head in store to Bunnings to pick them up yourself - I've got that full list of irrigation system parts below - keep scrolling.

Our superstar gardening guru Jamie (Find her on instagram at @Garden_Grown) shows us exactly how to set up and install the self timer sprinkler / drip irrigation system for plants, to make sure her garden in Melbourne, Australia gets plenty of water all year round, even when she's away on holidays.

The self timer automatic irrigation can be set for daily or every few days, and you can choose how long to water your garden and plants for.

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PARTS YOU'LL NEED to make a DIY automatic sprinkler irrigation system to water your garden on a timer. (We used parts from Bunnings but you can buy similar parts from any other hardware or garden centre.)

I've created an easy shopping list for everything here if you want to order online: https://amzn.to/3X0NUZZ

Alternatively, find all of the individual links to the watering system parts you'll need here:

13mm black pipe:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-13...

4mm irrigation drip tubes:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-4m...

Tap timer:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/pope-sing...

Spike sprinklers:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/pope-100m...

13mm clamps:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/toro-13mm...

13mm end plugs:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/toro-13mm...

L connectors:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/toro-13mm...

T connectors:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/toro-13mm...

Hole puncher:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/pope-punc...

2 way tap
https://www.bunnings.com.au/pope-2-wa...

Hose connector
https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-12...

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